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Table 1 Clinical manifestations presented by the victims described in the study

From: Report of 15 injuries caused by lionfish (pterois volitans) in aquarists in Brazil: a critical assessment of the severity of envenomations

 

Intense

Moderate

Discrete

Total

Erythema

12 (80.00%)

3 (20.00%)

15 (100%)

Edema

15 (100%)

15 (100%)

Local heat

15 (100%)

15 (100%)

Pain

14 (93.33%)

1 (6.6%)

15 (100%)

Blisters

1 (6.6%)

15 (100%)

Skin necrosis

15 (100%)

Nausea/vomit

2 (13.33%)

15 (100%)

Dyspnea

15 (100%)

Fever

2 (13.33%)

15 (100%)

Muscular weakness

15 (100%)